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(a) the privilege of

of statements made in

debate in Parliament, protecting

members from any action in the courts

for defamation arising out of

anything said in debate;

(b) freedom from arrest, providing

members with immunity from arrest

anywhere at any time during a session

in any civil cause, and protection

from arrest within the precincts

of

the House, while the House is

sitting, in a civil or criminal

matter, without the leave of the

House;

exemption from jury service; and

(a) exemption from attending any court as

a witness.

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Although the

legislature of a Crown

colony does not, by its mere establishment,

acquire all these powers, privileges and

immunities, the existing body of law

law in

in Hong

Kong (principally UK case law which applies in

Hong Kong under the common

the common law system) the Jury